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25.01.2022 Great start to competition last week everyone! Here is the topic for this week: "Governments should be able to station and use Military weapons in outer space (more than 100km from sea level)."

25.01.2022 Hey guys Get excited for this week's debating topic... "The political party that is the Commonwealth Government should not be able to replace it's leader, and thus the Prime Minister, without calling a general election."... As you all have probably heard, last week was a dramatic one for Australian politics when a surprise last minute leadership spill happened in the Federal Government. Here are Senator Richard di Natale's (leader of the Greens Party) thoughts on the matter... what are yours? https://www.smh.com.au//di-natale-slams-government-you-don

24.01.2022 Get excited The Australian Disputes Centre (ADC)’s 5th annual debating program for Year 10 school students is just around the corner! If you’re interested in debating, public speaking, meeting students from other schools, or thinking about important issues in society this program is for you! It’s a great opportunity also to work with young lawyer volunteers. ... This year’s program will take place on Wednesday evenings from 8 August 12 September. We hope to see you there!

22.01.2022 Not a bad looking evening from our main debate room! Preparations are well underway to see everyone on the 9th August, with more information to come! Hope everyone's having a great holiday.

19.01.2022 This week's debate topic is a thorny issue: "Religious freedom in Australia should allow people to practice all of their religious beliefs, even when that discriminates against others"

18.01.2022 This Friday is the Grand Final! Our topic is.... Court proceedings should be live streamed on the internet for everyone to access Join us to watch the Zoomers and the 4th Speaker teams battle it out. We look forward to seeing you all!

16.01.2022 Well that's a wrap! Thank you to all of the teams who participated this year, it was great to watch you skills develop over the weeks! Special congratulations go to Katie, Yasmin and Jack from team KYJ who took out 1st place on Wednesday night. We hope that you enjoyed the finals, and the chance to meet Supreme Court Judge, Justice Kunc! Keep practising your debating, we hope to see you all again next year!!

15.01.2022 Welcome to our 2019 debaters! Get excited about Friday night's topic - it's hot, it's contentious and it's all over the news now! "Australia should protect our regional neighbours (Tuvalu, Fiji) from the effects of climate change and take all steps to ensure their existence"... Looking forward to seeing you all there and hearing those convincing arguments....

12.01.2022 Hi Teams Thanks for joining us for Week 1 of the Competition last Thursday! We're excited to start debating this week. For this week, the topic will be: The government should do everything in its power to ensure that every person in Australia has a house to live in.... See you all on Thursday night!

10.01.2022 Exciting news on a Sunday evening with the announcement of our two teams in the grand final! Affirmative: Hungry Seven Negative: Unholy Trinity ... Your final topic of exploration will be: The environment is a more important consideration than jobs when approving major mining projects. Good luck debating this highly controversial topic! We will have The Hon. Justice Robert McClelland, former Attorney General with us for the grand final, looking to share some great advice with some future leaders of Australia!

10.01.2022 Preparations are well underway for 2018's ADC Debating Competition. We hope everyone is excited to work with some excellent coaches, eat delicious finger food and attend an exciting Grand Final with a special address. Look out for further updates on our Facebook page!

10.01.2022 Behind the Scenes photos from Round 1 of the ADC Invitational Schools Debating Competition

09.01.2022 Hi everyone! Welcome to the first round of the ADC Invitational Schools Debating Competition. The topic for the debate is: "This house would resolve that people should be allowed to refuse to provide goods and services to events that do not accord with their religious beliefs." Get thinking, write down your ideas and be prepared for Wednesday! We cannot wait to see you all for round 1.... Good luck!

08.01.2022 Hi everyone, We hope you all had a fantastic week and an enjoyable first round of this competition. This week's topic is: 'The House would resolve that there should be seats in Parliament reserved for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island people."... We can't wait to see what you come up with, and look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday. Happy weekend!

06.01.2022 We hope everyone had a great weekend! With a new week comes a new topic... "Court Proceedings should be live streamed on the internet for the benefit of the public and students." ... We're looking forward to welcoming you back on Wednesday. Good Luck!

06.01.2022 Good afternoon to our debaters! We hope that you're all off to a nice start this week. We bet that you are all gearing up for a big Round 4 of the program. Your arguments and debating skills have been outstanding so far, and we cannot wait to see more! This week's topic will be: 'This house would resolve that the environment is a more important consideration than jobs or economic factors when approving mining projects'.... Happy brainstorming! Best of luck to all of you and we are excited to see you and to witness your debating magic on Wednesday!

06.01.2022 Hello to all of our debaters! Are you ready for this week's big debate? We can't wait to see what you come up with in Round 2 of this program. This week's topic will be: 'This house would resolve that primary, secondary and tertiary education should be free for all who live in Australia'.... Jot down your thoughts and ideas, and bring them along with you for what's set to be a big showdown! Good luck to all of you and and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

05.01.2022 Hi everyone, Here's this week's debating topic: "The Government should purchase land in cities and use it to build sufficient public housing so that no person is left homeless."... If you're after some ideas to get you started (or just want an interesting TV show to watch this weekend!), check out this SBS program: https://www.sbs.com.au/ond/program/filthy-rich-and-homeless

05.01.2022 This week's debating topic: " The government should do everything in it's power to ensure all people in Australia have a house to live in"

04.01.2022 Arm yourself for Friday night's topic: Governments should be able to station and use Military weapons in outer space (more than 100km from sea level).